preventive
Definitions
Noun
- Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
- Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- An agent or device intended to prevent conception
Adjective
- Tending to prevent or hinder
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "preventive".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | perspective | 3 | 26 |
| 2 | productive | 3 | 25 |
| 3 | progressive | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | protective | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | predictive | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | appreciative | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | projective | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | apprehensive | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | pejorative | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | pre-emptive | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | preemptive | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "preventive".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prevent | 2 | 83 |
| 2 | presented | 3 | 82 |
| 3 | representative | 5 | 47 |
| 4 | prevented | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | prevention | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | preventing | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | prevents | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | revive | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | prevalent | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | inventive | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | seventies | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | receptive | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | presenter | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | preventative | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | preventatives | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | preemptive | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | prevette | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | prentice | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | preventable | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | pre-emptive | 3 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "preventive" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "preventive" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "preventive" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "preventive".
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 11
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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On preventive scopes for alzheimer's disease: towards decreasing it's incidence on high-risk populations
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